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Yawn.
This thread is boring. The same opinions crop up with every new photoshoot/album cover/video. I don't think anyone has actually thoroughly critiqued the actual point and purpose of this photoshoot: the selection of clothes and accessories.
Anyway, Delirium Zero makes the most sense to me, but only because I'm one of the few fans who separate Ayu's image from her music. For me, there is a great disparity between her music and the image I expect from the music. There are very very very few times that her image and music harmonize perfectly. The music video for M. The H covers. That's all I can think of for now. In general, I hate music videos. I think they ruin the music.
It might sound weird, but the Ayu I see in videos, concerts, photoshoots, commercials, etcetera is not the Ayu I hear in her music. They are two different people. I equally like and dislike the "image Ayu", but the "music Ayu" has already been sealed inside my heart. She is irreplaceable. Even if the idea of Ayu is built on both image and music, I couldn't care less. For me, her music trumps everything else she does. In my universe, her image is nothing but an extra feature, unnecessary to her music, but enjoyable if it's good.
Only Madonna is able to harmonize her image and music. Her image is her music and her music is her image. Lady GaGa has the potential to do the same.
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